Poetic Language

Language Features in Poetry

by Kendall ST

​A simile is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

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​My feet are as cold as ice - is an example of a simile because I am comparing my feet to ice and I have used the word "as".

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Multiple Choice

Can you complete the simile? Scooby Doo was so scared he was shaking like a ____________?

• Leaf

• Hose

• Door

Multiple Choice

A simile COMPARES 2 things using the words ____ or _____.

• and, or

• like, as

• and, like

Open Ended

Can you find the simile in the poem? What two things are being compared?

​The flight of the balloon is being compared to the quietness of a mouse.

Multiple Choice

Can you complete this simile? As light as ...

• a feather

• a brick

• a bird

• a horse

Multiple Choice

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

• A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

• An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

• A type of poem in which two things are compared

Multiple Choice

Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party.
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile
• Metaphor

​Read the Poem Carefully

​Can you spot a metaphor?

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​This picture is a hint...

​The flames filling the balloon make the balloon plump up. The author is comparing the balloon filling with air to a monarch butterfly emerging from a chrysalis. At first the butterfly's wings are all crumpled , but soon they dry and plump up to display their beautiful wings.

Multiple Choice

Her love is a rose to my heart. Metaphor?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day. Metaphor?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

The poem on the left is an example of a...

• Haiku

• Acrostic Poet

• Sonnet

• Limerick